Christmas Day shoppers hope to bag a bargain
by Sue Bailey
Christmas Day is set to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year, according to new research by Kelkoo. Bargain hunters are likely to hit the sales earlier than usual this year as VAT is set to increase to 17.5% on January 1st. High street shoppers will be out in force on Boxing Day, but online shoppers should be hammering their credit cards even earlier: Kelkoo are predicting 8pm on 25th will be the most popular time for an internet shopping spree.
Lots of eBay sellers – especially those who work on their own – shut up shop between Christmas and New Year. Royal Mail won’t be collecting until 29th, so orders won’t go anywhere – but will that matter to a rabid bargain hunter?
Will you be closing up shop, or trading through as normal? And what about buying: does your computer get switched off on Christmas Eve and not powered up again til New Year’s Day? Be part of our totally unscientific polls: two for the price of one this time…
Will you be closing your eBay Store for Christmas?
- No way; I want those bored shoppers on Christmas night. (76%, 42 Votes)
- I’ve got holiday settings on saying I’m not posting til xxx. (16%, 9 Votes)
- I’ve closed my eBay Shop but not my website: I’m not risking my DSRs! (5%, 3 Votes)
- Yes! I don’t want those whinging last-minute shoppers. (2%, 1 Votes)
- Yes: I won’t be able to answer email so I’ve closed up for now. (1%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 55
Loading …Will you be shopping online on Christmas Day?
- Yes! I love a bargain any day of the year. (44%, 20 Votes)
- No, but I’ll be Twittering/gaming/chatting to friends. (31%, 14 Votes)
- No way; my computer stays switched off. (25%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 45
Loading …Via Internet Retailing.
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christmas day, new years day, best 2 sellig days of the year.
I hope the fat pillock in a red suit gets stuck in the chimney,
why would anyone want to suffer squarking kids, whinging women, and druken relatives
when you can ebay
I usually try to keep my PC off on Christmas Day (easier now I’ve got a Blackberry
) although having a video linked Christmas Dinner with my US relatives has appealed.
I work 7 days a week of varying hours so taking Christmas day off is important to me, I usually sleep alot TBH
I list every day over Christmas planning the listing on Christmas Eve in advance for Christmas Day. I find the boost in Sales due to many closed ebay shops in addition to the online shoppers spending Christmas Money to be useful before the lull that is January.
The way the world shops with 24/7 online opening, it’s easy for customers to shop when they’re ready and that’s why I don’t close mine.
Here’s to an irritatingly positive workaholic 2010!
I can’t see it happening to be honest, but we’ll leave eBay and the website up and running as normal and see what happens
Last Christmas, Argosclearance on ebay did not end their auto-relist auctions.
I won a camera that they had on BIN at £220 for £45.
It arrived on the 29th! Fair play to them!
I would rather finish of the shopping before hand and enjoy my holidays relaxing with my family in Hawaii on cristmas